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Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel Rosé is available for $14 and the Zinfandel is $20 per bottle while supplies last.

Cal Poly Pomona is preserving the rich tradition of the Cucamonga Valley wine industry and creating new student learning opportunities with its inaugural private label wine - Horsehill Vineyards. The wine features grapes grown from prize-winning Zinfandel cuttings from the historic De Ambrogio Ranch in Rancho Cucamonga.

Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel Rosé won the Gold Medal, Best of Class in the Best Rosé Limited Production category at the 70th annual Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition. The 2008 Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel received a bronze medal the category Limited Production Zinfandel from 2007 or Later.

Both wines are available for purchase at The Collins College's Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch, Monday - Thursday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Order forms are available for download and can be faxed to (909) 869-3772. Questions can be directed to Chitra Perera at (909) 869-5344.

Take a look at the Horsehill Vineyards slideshow to see the project evolve from vine to wine.

 

 

 

 

This rosé is beautifully vibrant, almost neon pink, with light lavender edges. The aroma is full of exotic fruit characters: cherries, watermelon and strawberry, all very showy and candy-like. The flavors mimic what the eye and nose behold - crisp fruit flavors that border on sour cherry, sweet watermelon and light strawberry. The first sip is light and refreshing, certainly an invitation for that second and third sip. Nicely balanced and definitely not too sweet. This juicy rosé is perfect for those holiday gatherings and get togethers.

-- Master Winemaker Jon McPherson, South Coast Winery, Temecula

 

About Horsehill Vineyards: The College of Agriculture and The Collins College of Hospitality Management have partnered to make Horsehill Vineyards possible. The 2008 Zinfandel Rosé features grapes grown from prize-winning Zinfandel cuttings from the historic De Ambrogio Ranch in Rancho Cucamonga. Before the ranch was razed for development in 2001, third-generation vintner Don Galleano combed the fields and selected 400 grapevine cuttings, some of them nearly 100 years old. Galleano donated the cuttings to the university. Master Winemaker Jon McPherson of South Coast Winery oversaw the crushing, fermentation and bottling of the wine.

The name Horsehill comes from the area on campus where a portion of the grapes are grown. The former horse pasture is now the location of The Collins College. The grapes are grown on a south-facing slope a few hundred yards from the college. Additional grapes are grown at AGRIscapes on a southeast-facing hillside.

Proceeds from the wine support a culinary garden, located near the student-managed and operated Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch. Fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden are incorporated into the dishes at the restaurant. The sustainable garden creates a valuable farm-to-table lesson for both hospitality management and agriculture students.

 

For more information contact Lisa McPheron, Director of Communications and External Relations for The Collins College.